Legal Opinion
Daniel v. Cook County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 12, 2016No. 15-2832PublishedCited by 448 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we address a specific piece of evidence that has divided the judges of the Northern District of Illinois. In a number of cases, including this one, plaintiffs have asserted that medical care at the Cook County Jail falls below constitutional standards as a matter of official policy, custom, or practice. The evidence question is whether such plaintiffs may use as evidence the 2008 findings from a U.S. Department of Justice investigation of health care at the Jail. The investigation found systemic flaws in the Jail’s scheduling, record-keeping, and…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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